The draw for the 2013/14 Coppa Italia has been confirmed, setting up a possible Milan derby at the quarter-final stage and a Rome derby in the semi-finals.
The opening round of the competition will start on August 4, when teams from Lega Pro and Lega Dilettanti will be in action before Serie A sides enter in the third round on August 17.
Defending champions Lazio along with Milan, Udinese, Catania, Roma, Juventus, Napoli and Fiorentina will enter the competition at the fourth-round stage on January 9 due to finishing in the top 8 of Serie A last season.
The seeding system has produced some mouth-watering potential quarter-finals, including a Milan derby, Roma-Juventus, Lazio-Napoli and Catania-Fiorentina.
Full Third Round draw:
Inter: (Perugia-Savona) – Cittadella
Parma: (Lecce-Santhià) – Ternana
Cagliari: (Frosinone-L’Aquila) – Modena
Chievo: (SudTirol-Matera) – Empoli
Bologna: (Salernitana-Teramo) – Brescia
Sampdoria: (Benevento-Pontedera) – Virtus Lanciano
Atalanta: (Lumezzane-Massese 1919) – Bari
Torino: (Nocerina-Pordenone) – Pescara
Genoa: (Paganese-Pro Patria) – Spezia
Sassuolo: (Grosseto-Unione Venezia) – Novara
Hellas Verona: (Cremonese-Viareggio) – Palermo
Livorno: (Pisa-Termoli) – Siena
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